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Energy points

Energy Challenge #3

Challenge Instructions

Go on a Home Energy Treasure Hunt and see how many nuggets of savings you can find and claim!

“Vampires” are appliances that suck energy even when you think they’re shut off, like microwaves, DVRs, TVs, and game systems. "Wall Warts" are the big boxy chargers we tend to leave plugged in even after an applicance has been charged.

Get Started

Why?

The exciting part about making simple little improvements in your home energy use is that everything you do makes things better, saves you money on the energy you don't use, and can even make your home a more comfortable place to be.

How?

Check out the Home Energy Treasure Hunt checklist from the Resources section.

Pick one or two items from each room in your house that would be easy to take action on, don't take a lot of time, and don't cost a lot of money. Then do them!

Share what you did! Be sure to post some photos of your home energy adventure!

Lesson Plans for Middle Schools

Challenge Complete

Go on a Home Energy Treasure Hunt and see how many nuggets of savings you can find and claim!

I finally had some time to look over this list, and was happy to see that I'd done several of the items on it already! (Such as insulate my outlets and unplug stuff in the bathroom that's not being used).

I was surprised to read that LED lights should be used, since I still have a bunch of compact flourescent lights that I thought were the new standard. Since I don't have any LED light bulbs, I replaced my incandescent lights with the compact flourescent ones for now. Next week when I have a chance to go to the store I will get some LED lights.

I made sure I was using a power strip in my living room, and in my bedroom I went through my clothes and pulled out several items I don't wear anymore that I can donate to the Goodwill!

I have two low-flow facuets that I'm going to install when my dad is around, because he's got the right tools to help me get rid of the existing facuet heads!